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Barrick, Equinox in pact
By offering a stunning $7.3-billion for copper miner Equinox Minerals Ltd., and outbidding a Chinese company in the process, Barrick Gold Corp. tore up the rulebook for gold companies, which are conditioned to do acquisitions with their primary commodity in mind
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China bows out of Equinox race
China’s Minmetals Resources bowed out of the battle for copper miner Equinox Minerals on Tuesday, saying Barrick Gold Corp’s $7.3 billion bid was too rich to justify a counter-offer
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Is copper the new gold?
Analysis: Soaring global demand for copper makes the metal a better bet than gold and explains a surprise bid by Barrick Gold Corp, the world’s No. 1 bullion producer, for copper miner Equinox Minerals
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Government will make up own mind on TMX/LSE: Clement
Industry Minister Tony Clement said Wednesday chartered banks are entitled to their opinion on the proposed merger between the London and Toronto stock exchanges, but he will ultimately decide if it gets approval
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Exchange governance tops regulator's list
Ontario’s securities regulator plans to focus on issues around regulation and corporate governance in its review of the proposed merger of TMX Group Inc. and the London Stock Exchange Group
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TMX fires back at banks
TMX Group responds to letter from TD, CIBC and National Bank opposing TMX’s merger with LSE. Merger will protect Canada’s regulatory structure while offering Canadian markets a platform to grow globally, TMX says in letter of its own
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KKR has more than US$11B for deals
FP Deal Flow: KKR & Co LP has more than US$11-billion available to buy companies and sees potential deals around the world, the private equity giant said Tuesday
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Nasdaq bid for NYSE could come Tuesday: report
FP Deal Flow: Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. is in talks with lenders about funding a possible bid for NYSE Euronext to counter Deutsche Boerse AG’s more than US$9-billion offer for the exchange operator, said two people with knowledge of the matter
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T. Boone Obama's dead-end energy policy
Peter Foster: Canadian enthusiasm for Obama’s oil sands support should be tempered by the President’s stubborn adherence to alternative energy technologies
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Obama sees Canada as 'reliable' energy source
U.S. President Barack Obama outlined plans Wednesday to slash U.S. oil imports by more than 30% over the next decade, but singled out Canada among a handful of nations the United States must continue to rely on as "stable and steady" foreign sources of secure energy
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Oil may run out in 49 years: HSBC
HSBC does not mean to scare you in its latest report, but it points out that we are facing a massive energy crunch. That's because the bank is just not optimistic there is much oil left in the world – in fact a mere 49 years of the black gold left on current consumption levels
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Commodities on fire
Gold, corn and tin hit record highs on Monday, silver touched its highest in 31 years, lead hit a three-year peak and oil touched its highest in 2-1/2 years as investors worried about inflation and future supplies
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U.S. on fiscal death march
It will likely take a full-blown crisis to divert the United States of America, once the world's greatest nation, from its fiscal death march. Monday's credit rating alert wasn't it
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Hot inflation fans rate talks
Inflation in Canada has spread beyond just gasoline, the latest data show, putting pressure on the Bank of Canada to raise rates sooner rather than later
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